Da Silva “Les Stations Balnéaires”
Being an adult comes with a certain set of responsibilities–finding a job, keeping a job, paying the bills, doing the dishes, etc. –that makes it easy to forget anything beyond the ordinary exists. But that’s why we love Ben Kutsko’s terrifically surreal video for French artist Da Silva! It’s all about what happens when people take a minute to lose themselves in a moment of bliss and rediscover the little things.
Les Stations Balnéaires leads us into a world where circumstances can change at the drop of a pin. A gang of skateboarders loose on the banks of the LA River grind the pavement amidst a visual feast of colored smoke. Two finely-aged women find their afternoon tea interrupted by a cool downpour. And four twenty-somethings enjoying a rooftop banquet find their feast erupting into a full-fledged food fight. But in one moment they all throw caution to the wind, relinquishing their self-restraint in exchange for a carefree state of joy. As their smiles grow wider and the music swells, the impossible happens and bodies begin to float above Los Angeles.
The power of the video matches the strength of the song, bringing viewers into a state of childlike elation. If you want to learn how to let loose and fly a little, this video is a good place to start. After all, in a world where nothing’s certain, what can you do but enjoy the moment for what it actually is?